How old was C.S. Lewis when he got married?

Answer 1

C S Lewis was married twice to the same woman, Joy Davidman. The first marriage was a marriage of convenience only so that Joy (an American) could stay in England because she had a British husband. He married her in a church marriage at her bedside at the hospital on March 21, 1957 (she had cancer).

Answer 2

CS Lewis married his wife, Joy Davidman Gresham, twice.

The first time Lewis married Joy was on 23 April 1956 in a secret civil ceremony because the British Home Office would not allow her residency permit to be continued. Joy was not a British citizen, and by marrying her, Lewis prevented her from being deported by British migration authorities.

The second time, on 21 March 1957, Lewis married her in accordance with the rites of the Church of England. At this stage, Joy was believed to be dying from bone cancer, and the ceremony was carried out at her hospital bedside. Incidentally, Joy enjoyed a temporary remission, and died three years later, in 1960.

Answer 3

C. S. Lewis married Joy Gresham twice. The first time was a civil ceremony on April 23, 1956, when he was 57 years old, but the purpose of this marriage was to allow her to live in the U. K. The second time he married her, which should probably be regarded as his "real" marriage, was on March 21, 1957, when he was 58.

Answer 4

C.S. Lewis married Joy Gresham in a civil ceremony, as an act of charity, in 1956 April. Within a year Lewis realized he was in love with her, and wanted to have a church wedding -- not an easy thing to do, as she was divorced. Lewis arranged for this to happen on 1957 March 21.

Answer 5

C.S. Lewis was 58 years old when he married Joy Davidman in 1956.